That said, it is nice to have something different from the usual simple sans model of most modern monospaces (e.g., Deja Vu Sans Mono, Consolas, and Inconsolata). Anonymous has a lot of character – which either interests or annoys you.
It's been my default in Vim for some months now.
Though, there are two best "programming" fonts according to me: - free: Droid Sans Mono ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droid_(font) ) - paid: Pragmata ( http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragma.htm )
One thing I like about Inconsolata Pro is that it supports Cyrillic fonts (the other two also support), there are many good monospaced fonts which don't have Cyrillic support, and there are lot of programmers who like to make the comments in the code in their native language.
I personally find the sans-serif monospace fonts much easier to read on a monitor, especially at small sizes. Out of the list, I find Consolas far superior to the others. Inconsolata is very similar, but it doesn't have real italics, and the vectors aren't tweaked for optimal anti-aliasing.
Typography is something Microsoft actually does very well.
http://damieng.com/blog/2008/05/26/envy-code-r-preview-7-cod...